2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by third year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were champions of the MAAC tournament, defeating Manhattan in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Ohio State.

2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jared Grasso
  • Bill O'Keefe
  • Zak Boisvert
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
Seasons
2012–13 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Niagara 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Loyola (MD) 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Rider 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Canisius 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Iona 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Fairfield 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Manhattan 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Marist 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Siena 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
Saint Peter's 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
2013 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Taaj Ridley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
F 1 DeSean Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Inglewood, California
G 2 Lamont Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Harlem, New York
G 3 Tavon Sledge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Spring Valley, New York
G 5 A. J. English 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Middletown, Delaware
G 10 DaShawn Gomez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Inglewood, California
F 11 Grant Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Newark, New Jersey
F 12 Shawn Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Live Oak, Florida
F 13 David Laury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Orange, New Jersey
G 22 Sean Armand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
G 23 Tre Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr York, Pennsylvania
F 32 Nyandigisi Moikobu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
G 33 Curtis Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-03-11

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
Denver W 65–58  1–0
Hynes Athletic Center (2,140)
New Rochelle, NY
11/16/2012*
9:00 pm
vs. Quinnipiac
Paradise Jam first round
L 92–98 OT 1–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,673)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/17/2012*
5:00 pm
vs. Wake Forest
Paradise Jam
W 94–68  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,266)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/19/2012*
5:00 pm
vs. UIC
Paradise Jam
L 81–86  2–2
Sports and Fitness Center (920)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2012
7:00 pm
Niagara W 83–72  3–2 (1–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,918)
New Rochelle, NY
12/05/2012
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 62–64  3–3 (1–1)
Yanitelli Center (1,419)
Jersey City, NJ
12/08/2012*
9:30 pm
vs. Rutgers
MSG Holiday Festival
L 73–81  3–4
Madison Square Garden (10,003)
New York City, NY
12/15/2012*
5:00 pm
at Georgia W 81–78 OT 4–4
Stegeman Coliseum (4,680)
Athens, GA
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm
Liberty W 87–69  5–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,537)
New Rochelle, NY
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm
at La Salle L 74–88  5–5
Tom Gola Arena (1,402)
Philadelphia, PA
12/23/2012*
2:00 pm
Norfolk State W 100–72  6–5
Hynes Athletic Center (1,855)
New Rochelle, NY
12/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 91–96  6–6
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2012*
1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 93–74  7–6
Reilly Center (3,472)
St. Bonaventure, NY
01/04/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena W 66–62  8–6 (2–1)
Times Union Center (5,696)
Albany, NY
01/06/2013
5:00 pm
Manhattan W 78–70  9–6 (3–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,186)
New Rochelle, NY
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
at Marist W 86–82  10–6 (4–1)
McCann Field House (1,103)
Poughkeepsie, NY
01/13/2013
2:00 pm
Canisius W 97–87  11–6 (5–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,094)
New Rochelle, NY
01/18/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Fairfield W 84–73  12–6 (6–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,435)
New Rochelle, NY
01/20/2013
2:00 pm
at Rider L 62–67  12–7 (6–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,420)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/25/2013
7:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 90–71  13–7 (7–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,925)
New Rochelle, NY
01/27/2013
12:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 79–71  14–7 (8–2)
Reitz Arena (2,028)
Baltimore, MD
01/31/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara L 90–93 OT 14–8 (8–3)
Gallagher Center (1,856)
Lewiston, NY
02/02/2013
7:00 pm
at Canisius L 74–77  14–9 (8–4)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,852)
Buffalo, NY
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
Marist L 104–105 2OT 14–10 (8–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,875)
New Rochelle, NY
02/09/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 78–71  15–10 (9–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,161)
New Rochelle, NY
02/15/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Manhattan L 73–74 2OT 15–11 (9–6)
Draddy Gymnasium (2,520)
Riverdale, NY
02/18/2013
7:00 pm
at Fairfield L 64–66  15–12 (9–7)
Webster Bank Arena (3,082)
Bridgeport, CT
02/23/2013*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Indiana State
BracketBusters
L 64–65  15–13
Hulman Center (4,378)
Terre Haute, IN
03/01/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Loyola (MD) W 90–86  16–13 (10–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,521)
New Rochelle, NY
03/03/2013
2:00 pm
Siena W 80–61  17–13 (11–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,525)
New Rochelle, NY
2013 MAAC men's basketball tournament
03/09/2013
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Canisius
Quarterfinals
W 89–85  18–13
MassMutual Center (1,900)
Springfield, MA
03/10/2013
2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Niagara
Semifinals
W 79–73  19–13
MassMutual Center (2,421)
Springfield, MA
03/11/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Manhattan
Championship Game
W 60–57  20–13
MassMutual Center (1,493)
Springfield, MA
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
7:15 pm, CBS
No. (15 W) vs. No. 7 (2 W) Ohio State
Second Round
L 70–95  20–14
UD Arena (12,495)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.

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